This bibliography began as "Voyages to Mars", a two-part article I wrote for Sirius in 1993. At the time there was a boom in Mars fiction and though I tried to be as complete as possible, my article was soon out of date.

Worse, now I was no longer looking for them, I kept running across dusty old books about Mars in second hand bookstores and market stalls. Gradually I got the idea of turning my article into a bibliography and putting it on the Internet.

Some people will wonder why I haven’t included H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds. This is because this bibliography is about Mars, not about Martians, and I have stuck to works set on or dealing with the planet. I have tried to include as broad as possible range of books on this theme, from planetary romances by Edgar Rice Burroughs, to hard science fiction by Kim Stanley Robinson. With one special exception, I have not included any juvenile fiction about Mars, nor have I included any media tie-ins or spin-offs.

If anyone wants to make corrections, or suggestions, or just comment on this page, please get in touch. I welcome the feedback.
All opinions in this bibliography are my own.

I mentioned the original publisher and place of edition between brackets beneath the book's title. The links to online stores such as Amazon.com are not necessarily to that particular edition due to reprints or imports from other countries.

Allaby, MichaelThe Greening of Mars / Michael Allaby and James Lovelock
(New York: St Martin's Press, 1984)
The settlement of Mars as described by a second generation Martian.
Science fact thinly disguised as science fiction.

Aldiss, Brian W. in collaboration with Roger PenroseWhite Mars
(London : Little, Brown & Company, 1999)
Travellers, stranded on Mars, decide to build a utopian society. This is one where your mileage may really vary. If you are looking for action and a straightforward narrative, White Mars is not for you. On the other hand, if you enjoy political and social speculation there is a lot in this book for you. Told from the multiple points of view of the main people involved in creating the Martian utopia, with an epilogue from one of their descendants.

Anderson, Kevin J.Climbing Olympus
(New York: Warner Books, 1994).
A small band of surgically adapted humans hide on Mars, resenting the
terraforming process which is taking the planet away from them. The author
acknowledges his debt to Man Plus by Frederik Pohl.

Arnold, Edwin LesterLieut. Gulliver Jones: His Vacation
(London: Brown, Langham & Co., 1905. Also has title: Gulliver of Mars.)
An American naval lieutenant is whisked off to Mars via a flying carpet.
There he has adventures and rescues a princess. Not a very realistic
novel, but lyrically written and with a sense of humor. Said to have
influenced Burroughs' A Princess of Mars.

Baxter, StephenVoyage
(New York: HarperCollins, 1997)
Subtitled "A novel of what might have been", this book explores
what might have happened if NASA had continued on its way to Mars after
the moon landing of 1969. It is well researched and realistically
presented in all its details from engineering to politics, though perhaps
a little heavy going in some parts.

Bear, GregMoving
Mars
(New York: Tor, 1993)
When Martian scientists make a discovery which could be used as a super weapon, tensions between Earth and Mars escalate. Told from the point
of view of a young Martian politician. One of the best Mars novels
appearing in an era of very good Mars novels. Winner of the 1994 Nebula
Award.

Benford,
GregoryThe Martian Race(New York: Warner Books,
1999)
"For American John Axelrod, it's not about nationalism or personal fame. It's about the money:
the Mars Prize, a $30 billion purse offered for the first successful manned mission to the Red
Planet. When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a
conglomerate of backers seize their chance."--Book Jacket.

Bisson, TerryVoyage
to the Red Planet
(New York: William Morrow & Co., 1990)
In a fully privatized future, a movie studio decides to make a movie on
Mars. A bitingly funny satire.

Bova, BenMars
(New York: Bantam Books, 1992)
An expedition to Mars is complicated by political wrangling, personality
problems among the crew, and a mysterious illness. Good hard science
fiction.

Bova, BenReturn to Mars
(London : Hodder &Stoughton, 1999)
Sequel to Ben Bova’s Mars.
A second expedition returns to Mars and discovers intelligent life once lived there.
The book has some interesting situations and ideas, but the characters tend to be cardboard.
The result is a book which is readable, but far from being one of the best of the decade.

Brackett, LeighThe Secret of Sinharat
(New York: Ace, 1964. First published as "Queen of the Martian
Catacombs" in Planet Stories, Summer 1949.)
A half barbarian mercenary must protect some Martian villages from the
city of Sinharat. The first of Eric John Stark's adventures.

Brackett, LeighPeople of the Talisman
(New York: Ace, 1964. First Published as "Black Amazon of Mars "
in Planet Stories, March 1950)
Eric John Stark acquires a strange and significant talisman from a dying
friend.

Brackett, LeighThe Coming of the Terrans
(New York: Ace, 1967)
Stories about a Terran empire on Mars. Old fashioned adventures about the
encounters between an ancient Martian civilization and its crass
conquerors.
(Includes: "Mars Minus Bisha" first published in Planet
Stories in January 1954
-- "The Beast Jewel of Mars" first published in Planet
Stories Winter 1948
-- "The Last Days of Shandakor" first published in Startling
Stories April 1952
-- "The Road to Sinharat" first published in Amazing Stories
May 1963
-- "Purple Princess of the Mad Moon" first published in the Magazine
ofFantasy and Science Fiction October 1964)

Brackett, LeighThe Nemesis From Terra
(New York: Ace, 1964. First published as "Shadow Over Mars" in Planet
Stories in 1944.)
A vengeful outcast destroys the Terran empire on Mars. An action packed
space opera.

Brackett, LeighThe
Sword of Rhiannon
(New York: Ace, 1953. First published as "The Sea Kings of Mars"
in Thrilling Wonder Stories in June 1949.)
Matt Carse, a Terran adventurer, finds himself cast back through time to
an ancient and magical Mars when he acquires a sorcerers sword.

Bradbury, RayThe
Martian Chronicles
(New York: Doubleday, 1950. British edition published in 1951 under the
title of The Silver Locusts. Contents differ slightly in this and
some subsequent editions.)
A history of Earth's contact with and colonization of Mars as told in a
series of short stories. Bradbury depicts Mars as being a cross between
Fairyland and an idealized mid-west: Earthmen conquer and despoil this
world, but fail to prevail in the end because of their lack of
sensitivity. Scientifically, Bradbury's Mars was becoming out-of-date even
as he was writing these stories: the poetry, however, remains.
Includes: "Ylla" first published as "I'll not look for
wine" in Mcleans, January 1, 1950
-- "The Earth Men" first published in Thrilling Wonder
Stories August 1948
-- "The Third Expedition" first published as "Mars is
Heaven!" in Planet Stories, Fall 1948
-- "And the Moon be Still as Bright" first published in Thrilling
Wonder, June 1948
-- "Usher II" first published as "Carnival of Madness"
in Thrilling Wonder Stories in April 1950
-- "The Off Season" first published in Thrilling Wonder
Stories, December 1948
-- "The Silent Towns" first published Charm, March 1949
-- "The Long Years" first published in Mcleans, September
15, 1948 - "There Will Come Soft Rains" first published in
Colliers, May 6, 1950
-- "Million Year Picnic" first published in Planet Stories,
Summer 1946.
Other stories and bridging episodes written for and first published in The
Martian Chronicles. Some stories published separately in other
anthologies.

Brunner, JohnBorn Under Mars
(New York: Ace, 1967)
A Martian pilot becomes enmeshed in the plots of two galactic empires. A
space opera uncharacteristic of the author’s later and better known
works, but still entertaining.

Budrys, AlgisThe Amsirs and the Iron Thorn
(New York: Gold Medal Books, 1967. Published in 1968 under the title
The Iron Thorn. A shorter version first appeared in If in
January 1967.)
A member of a now barbaric race living on Mars discovers that his
ancestors were part of a genetic experiment and that the ships they traveled in are still viable.

Stephen L. BurnsCall from a distant shore
(New York: ROC, 2000)
An alien who is a powerful telepath is trapped on Phobos and calls for help. He contacts various people on Earth and the leader of an expedition to Mars. This book is only marginally concerned with Mars, concentrating more on the way this cry for help affects the people contacted. However it is a fun read, with lots of adventure and colourful, if not particularly deep, characters.

Burks, Arthur J.The Great Mirror(London: Swann, 1952. First published in Science Fiction
Quarterly, summer 1942)
"Tibetan lamas steal the Great Mirror from Mars"--(quoted from
Tuck, 1978.)

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceA
Princess of Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1917. First published in serial form as "Under the
Moons of Mars" in All-Story in 1912.)
John Carter is transported to Mars, is captured by a tribe of Thark
warriors and rescues the princess Dejah Thoris. More fantasy than science
fiction, this book is filled with strange creatures and colorful scenery.
An old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today,
though many people have fond childhood memories of this book and its
sequels.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceSwords of
Mars
(E. R. Burroughs, 1936. First appeared in The Blue Book Magazine
November 1934 to April 1935.)
Dejah Thoris is kidnapped by Zodangans and taken to Thuria, the nearer
moon of Mars. Eighth book in Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceThe
Chessmen of Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1922. First published in Argosy February 1922.)
Tara, daughter of John Carter, finds herself prisoner of the Mantorians
and queen in a live game of Jetan (Martian Chess). Her only hope of rescue
is Gahan, Jeddak of Gathol, who has followed her disguised as a humble
soldier, Turan. Fifth in Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceThe Gods of
Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1919. First published in All-Story Magazine
January through May 1913.)
John Carter must rescue his princess once again, this time from the false
gods of a sinister religion. More swordplay on Mars: ends on a
cliffhanger.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceThe
Master Mind
of Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1928. First appeared in Amazing Stories Annual,
July 15 1927.)
Ulysses S. Paxton, an American infantry officer, finds himself whisked
from the battlefields of the First World War to the laboratories of Ras
Thavas, the Master Mind of Mars. There he meets and vows to rescue Valla
Dia, a beautiful woman whose body has been sold to the disfigured Xaxa,
Jeddara of Phudahl. John Carter makes a token appearance at the end of
this book. Sixth novel in Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceThuvia,
Maid of Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1920. First appeared in All-Story Weekly from
April 8 to 22 1916)
John Carter's son Cathoris must rescue the eponymous heroine. Fourth in
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceThe
Warlord of
Mars
(Chicago: McClurg, 1919. First appeared in All-Story from December
1913 to March 1914).
Sequel to The Gods of Mars and third in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series.
John Carter rescues Dejah Thoris yet again.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceA
Fighting
Man of Mars
(Metropolitan, 1931. First appeared in The Blue Book Magazine April
to September 1930.)
When the girl he is courting is abducted, Tan Hadron goes to her rescue.
Same story, different hero. Seventh book in Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceJohn Carter
of Mars
(New York: Canaveral Press, 1964. First edition has cover title: John
Carter and the Giant of Mars. Consists of "John Carter and the
Giant of Mars" first published in Amazing Stories in January
1941 and "Skeleton Men of Jupiter" first published in Amazing
Stories in February 1943.)

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceLlana of
Gathol
(E. R. Burroughs, 1948)
First appeared as "The City of the Mummies" Amazing Stories,
March 1941
-- "Black Pirates of Barsoom" Amazing Stories, June 1941
-- "Yellow Men of Mars" Amazing Stories, August, 1941
-- "Invisible Men of Mars" Amazing Stories, October,
1941.)
Involves the kidnapping and rescue of the eponymous heroine, John Carter's
granddaughter. Tenth book in Burroughs' Mars series.

Burroughs,
Edgar RiceSynthetic
Men of Mars
(E. R. Burroughs, 1940. First appeared in Argosy Jan. 7 to Feb. 11,
1939.)
Ras Thavas, the Master Mind, creates the monsters of the title. Ninth book
in Burroughs' Mars series.

Butler, JackNightshade
(New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989)
Can best be summarized as "Cyberpunk Vampire Leads Revolution on
Mars!" Has many good ideas, but it doesn't go anywhere.

Calder, Richard.Dead
Boys
(London: HarperCollins, 1994)
Set in a future where a "nanovirus" is causing pubescent girls
to turn into cyborgs. One subplot takes place on Mars. May offend some
because of its language and sexual content.

Chandler, A. BertramThe
Bitter Pill
(Melbourne: Wren, 1974)
In the 21st century, Mars has become a penal colony, run by the U.S. on
behalf of the Australian government. The prisoners rebel, and call their
new world "Botany Bay".

Clarke, Arthur C.The
Sands of Mars
(London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1951)
A writer travels to Mars and becomes involved with the latest scientific
discoveries and the planet's political difficulties. An early novel by
Clarke, which has somewhat wooden characters, but interesting ideas. Watch
out for the Martian kangaroos!

Cole, CharlesVisitors from Mars: A Narrative
(Portland, Or.: C. Cole, 1901)
An elderly inventor travels as a guest to Mars, and there encounters an
advanced, rational utopia. A piece of social commentary disguised as
science fiction.

Compton, D. G.Farewell Earth's Bliss
(London: Hodder and Stroughton, 1966)
Convicts are transported to Mars and there find a strange and oppressive
society. A depressing novel, characteristic of its author and very much of
its time with its preoccupations with sex and repression.

Cowan, JamesDaybreak: A Romance of an Old World
(New York: G. H. Richmond & Co., 1896)
The moon breaks free of the earth and bears two explorers away to Mars.
This novel has a Christian message.

Cromie, RobertA
Plunge into Space
(London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1891)
An inventor invents an anti-gravity device , uses it to build a spaceship
and with a representative group of friends travels to Mars. A rather
wooden piece of prose which, in spite of a love story, reads somewhat like
a travel guide. Of historical interest only.

Cross, John KeirSOS From Mars(London: Hutchinson, 1954)
"Sequel to The Angry Planet. The chronicles of the second and
third Martian expeditions"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Cross, John KeirThe Angry Planet(London: P. Lunn, 1945)
"The chronicle of the first Martian expedition"--(quoted from
Tuck, 1978.)

Dietz, William C.Mars
Prime
(New York: ROC, 1992)
A journalist investigates a series of brutal murders during the voyage of
the first ship to Mars. Later, on Mars, a colonist discovers an abandoned
alien spaceship, and uses it to found a religious cult. The two halves of
Mars Prime never quite join into a seamless whole and the novel reads like
two short stories glued together.

Del Rey, LesterPolice Your Planet [/ as by Eric Van
Lihn]
(New York: Avalon Books, 1956. Shorter version serialized in Science
Fiction Adventures in March 1953.)
A cynical cop, exiled to Mars, tries to take advantage of the corruption
but cannot live down to his own expectations. Hard boiled action
adventure.

Dick, Philip K.Martian
Time-Slip
(New York: Ballentine, 1964)
An autistic boy foresees the future on Mars. Meanwhile the adults on the
planet conspire around him. Typically of Dick the underlying themes of
this book are more important than the ostensible plot.

Dickson, Gordon R.The
Far Call
(New York: Dial Press, 1973)
An expedition to Mars is crippled by political grandstanding and a solar
flare. As the astronauts in space fight for their lives a political
appointee on Earth fights for the integrity of the mission.

Douglas, IanSemper Mars
(New York: Avon Eos, 1998)
When a dangerous secret is unearthed from the ruins of an ancient Martian
city, the US Marine Corps must be sent in to protect American civilians
and US interests on the planet. Patriotic military SF set on Mars, which
will perhaps strike US and foreign audiences differently.

Farmer, Philip JoseJesus on Mars
(Los Angeles: Pinacle Books, 1979)
An expedition to Mars discovers an orthodox Jewish community ruled by an
alien calling himself "Jesus".

Farren, MickMars
: The Red Planet
(New York: Ballantine, 1990)
Talk about bad timing! This book was published in 1990, but has as one of
its chief villains the KGB. A large part of the book is devoted to
describing a future Soviet Union and its role in a new Cold War on Mars.
Apart from that, the book is competently written, if somewhat overcrowded
in the plot department.

Fearn, John RussellEmperor
of Mars
[U.K.] : Hamilton & Co. (Stafford) Ltd., 1950.
Republished: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Gryphon Books, 1995)
“Book 1 in the Famous Mars Quartet”.
Clay Drew, the hero of this series, is kidnapped by a flying saucer and taken to
Mars in order to marry a princess and become Emperor. This book (and its sequels) was commissioned by Hamilton & Co. in
order to cash in on the success on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars series. The books are clumsily written hackwork.

Flammarion, CamilleUranie
(New York: Cassell, 1890. Translated from the French by Mary Serrano. Also
published by : Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1890; London: Chatto and Windus,
1891 as Urania.)
A man awakes on Mars and meets the reincarnation of himself.

Fontenay, CharlesRebels of the Red Planet
(New York: Ace, 1961)
A female agent from Earth falls in love with the mysterious rebel Dark
Kensington. A downright silly book whose only virtue is its brevity.

Forward, Robert L.Martian
Rainbow
(New York: Del Rey, 1991)
Twin brothers, one good, one evil, struggle for control of Mars. The
science is good but the plot is cliched and the characterization wooden.
For dedicated fans of this author only.

Gallum, Raymond Z.Skyclimber
(Tower Books, 1981)
A Mars colony is founded almost by accident, and a nuclear war on Earth
causes the home planet to abandon the Martian settlers. Skyclimber is
somewhat old fashioned in its characterization and an obligatory sex scene
fails to modernize it.

Gantz, Kenneth F.Not in Solitude
(New York: Doubleday, 1959)
An Air Force expedition to Mars encounters strange signals and hostile
attacks even though the only life appears to be a type of lichen. A
complex, depressing novel, written by an officer of the USAF.

Genone, HudorBellona's Bridegroom: a Romance
(Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1887)
A man travels to Mars where he discovers an ideal society where everyone
speaks English and people age backwards.

Gordon, RexNo Man Friday
(London: Heinnemann, 1956. American title: First on Mars)
An astronaut is shipwrecked on Mars, and must find ways of surviving
there. A very British novel, which seems slightly quaint today.

Gratacap, Louis PopeThe Certainty of a Future Life in Mars: Being the Posthumous Papers
of Bradford Torrey Dodd
(New York: Bretano's, 1903; New York: Irving Press, 1903)
A man is reincarnated on Mars and sends messages back to his son. Mars is
depicted as being Schiaperellian, with deserts and canals.

Greg, PercyAcross
the Zodiac
(London: Trubner & Co., 1880)
An Earthman travels to Mars and discovers an advanced utopian society.
While it was original in its time it seems somewhat slow and ponderous
today. Chiefly of historical interest.

Griffith, GeorgeHoneymoon in Space(London: C.A. Pearson, 1901. First published in Pearson’s
Magazine, January-June 1900. Republished in The Rivals of H.G. Wells
in 1979.)
A couple honeymoon in space, visiting the major planets on their tour.

Groom, PelhamThe Purple Twilight(London: T. Werner Laurie, 1948)
"A story leading naturally to a trip to Mars and the nature of its
inhabitants"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Hartmann, William K.Mars
Underground
(New York: Tor, 1997)
A legendary explorer disappears on Mars, and an expedition is sent after
him. As far as novels about Mars go, this one has it all: political
intrigue, romance (in a modern vein), history, philosophy, adventure and
alien artifacts. It also happens to be very well written. A definite ‘must’.

Heming, J.W.
From Earth to Mars
(Sydney: Currawong Press, [194-?})
Visitors from Earth are given a guided tour of a technological, socialist paradise.
A late entry in the Utopian genre, but not nearly as dull as this description would lead you
to believe.

Heinlein, Robert A.Podkayne
of Mars
(New York: Putnam, 1963)
A teenage girl travels from Mars to Venus, and gets involved in political
intrigue along the way. Has some interesting details about life in the
Martian colonies.

Heinlein, Robert A.Red
Planet
(New York: Scribners' Sons, 1949)
Two boys discover a plot against the Martian colonies, and must travel
across the planet to warn the colonists. Good, action-packed juvenile
fiction, with many ideas which were later elaborated in Heinlein's adult
novels. The best part of this story, however, is the boys' strange Martian
pet!

Judd, CyrilOutpost Mars
(New York: Abelard Press, 1952. Originally published in Galaxy in May 1951
as "Mars Child". Re-released by Beacon as: Sin in Space.)
A small Martian colony suffers from the actions of a scheming
industrialist and a scurrilous journalist. Life is depicted as being harsh
and grim on Mars, but the ending of this novel is happy.

Kline, Otis AdelbertOutlaws of Mars
(New York: Avalon, 1961. First published in 7 parts in Argosy, beginning
25 November 1933.)
Sequel to Swordsmen of Mars with a different hero.

Kline, Otis AdelbertSwordsmen of Mars
(New York: Avalon, 1961. First published in 6 parts in Argosy,
beginning 7 January 1933.)
The hero is transferred from Earth to Mars by telepathy and saves Martian civilization
from destruction. Heavily indebted to Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Landis, Geoffrey A.Mars Crossing
(New York : TOR, 2000)
An accident maroons an expedition on Mars, and they must make an epic trek across the planet in order to survive. Unfortunately the people making the journey all have something to hide and are carrying heavy emotional baggage from their pasts. This is easily the best Mars book I have read all year. It combines adventure, suspense, good characterization and hard science fiction all in one package.

Menace Under Marswood
(London: Grafton, 1983)
Anarchist tribes battle the UN on a terraformed Mars. This book includes a
beautiful priestess, a wise old man and hidden aliens: but it is hard to
see why the story was set on Mars at all.

Lasswitz, KurdTwo
planets
(Carbondale and Edle: Illinois University Press, 1971. Originally
published as Auf Zwei Planeten in 1897. Translated from the German
by Hans J. Rudnick. Afterword by Mark Hillegas. English version abridged.)
Two men are captured by Martians near the North Pole. One travels to Mars;
the other stays at home. Meanwhile the Martians conquer Earth, and the
relations between the two planets degenerate. A comment on 19th century
imperialism?

Leggett, MortimerA Dream of a Modest Prophet
(Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1890)
A man wakes up on Mars and finds it dominated by a pure Christian-like
religion. A religious and moral tract.

Lewis, C.S.Out
of the Silent Planet
(London: John Lane, 1938)
A philologist is kidnapped and taken to Mars where three races co-exist in
harmony under the guidance of a god-like being. This pastoral depiction of Mars
may charm some; equally, the Christian message of this book may put others off.

Long, Frank BelknapMars is my Destination
(Pyramid Books, 1962)
An agent is sent to investigate a feud between two corporations on Mars.
Mars seems to be populated entirely by square-jawed "real men"
(who deliver speeches about the virtues of the colonies) and their womanly
mates. Meanwhile the hero of this novel spends most of his time brooding and
dodging assassins.

Maccoll, HughMr Stranger's Sealed Packet
(London: Chatto and Windus, 1889)
Mr Stranger, and eccentric science master at an English school, builds a
spaceship and travels to Mars. There he meets a humanoid race of 'Marsians'
and falls in love.

McDonald, IanDesolation
Road
(Bantam, 1991. First published in 1988, afterword copyright 1991.)
The rise and fall of the town Desolation Road. A fanciful story with
everything in it from time travel to little green men, and too complex to summaries
briefly. Written in part in tribute to Ray Bradbury. Desolation
Road was one of the better Mars novels of the 1980s.

McHugh, Maureen F.China
Mountain Zhang
(New York: Tor Books, 1992)
This book is mainly set on a Communist Chinese Earth, but has a subplot
set in a Martian colony. An excellent first novel by a new author.

McIntosh, J. T.One In Three Hundred
(Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1954.
First published as: "One in Three Hundred" in The Magazine of
Fantasy and Science Fiction in February 1953
-- "One in a Thousand" in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction in January 1954
-- "One too many" in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction in September 1954.)
When the Earth is destroyed only one in three hundred can be saved by
resettling on Mars. This book is outdated in its social attitudes as well
as its scientific background.

McLaughlin, DeanFury from Earth(Pyramid, 1964)
"Venus and Mars fight back against exploitation from
Earth"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Moffitt, DonaldCrescent
in the Sky
(New York: Del Rey, 1990. Part 1 of The Mechanical Sky. Sequel: A
Gathering of Stars.)
On a Muslim Mars, genetic engineer gets caught up in a plot to replace the
emir. The author has obviously researched his background well, and the
plot and characters hold the readers attention. Unfortunately the book has
an inconclusive ending, and the sequel is outside the scope of this
bibliography.

Moorcock, Michael
Blades of Mars
(Compact Books, 1968. Later published as Lord of the Spiders.)
A sequel to Warriors of Mars. More adventures on the Red Planet.

Moorcock, MichaelWarriors of Mars
(Compact Books, 1965. Later published as City of the Beast.)
A scientist finds himself on an ancient, exotic Mars. A pastiche of Edgar
Rice Burroughs, and very like its inspiration, but inferior Moorcock.

Niven, LarryRainbow
Mars
(New York : Tor, 1999)
“Larry Niven weaves together time travel
and fantasy to create an utterly unique novel on the origin of the Martian "canals."
Hanville Svetz was born into a future to match the sorriest predictions of Greenpeace. Most of
Earth's original life forms are extinct. It is Svetz's job to go back in time and retrieve them, or
at least it was until his Institute for Temporal Research was transferred. Now, with a new boss
obsessed with stars and planets, Svetz must figure out why the Martian canals have gone dry and what
that means for Earth's future. Because Mars was inhabited. When Svetz learns how the sapient Martian
species were wiped out he realizes that Earth could soon fall victim to a similar fate. Together
with his dog, Wrona, a visitor from the distant past, and Miya, an astronaut with her own complex
history, Svetz must struggle to unravel a puzzle that will tax not just his rational mind but the
very limits of his imagination.”--Blurb.

Parkin, LanceBeige Planet Mars/ with Mark
Clapham
(London : Virgin Publishing, 1998)
Although this is part of Virgin’s "New Adventure" (no longer
"Dr Who New Adventure") series, the links between Beige
Planet Mars and Dr Who are so tenuous as to be non-existent.
Neither the Doctor nor any other character from the television series
appears in the book. The plot involves a murder at an academic conference
on Mars, and though the authors do their best the nature of the book means
it is fairly shallow and pedestrian.

Pesek, LudekThe
Earth Is Near / Translated from the German by Anthea
Bell
(Worcester: Longman Young Books, 1973. First published as Die Erde is
Nah: die Marsexpedition, in 1970.)
An expedition travels to Mars, but conflicts among the crew destroy them.
Ostensibly a children's book, but interesting reading for adults as well.

Pohl, FrederikMan Plus
(London: Gollacnz, 1976)
An astronaut is surgically transformed into a cyborg in preparation for a
mission to Mars. A hard science fiction novel which is at once deeply
moving and scientifically accurate. Winner of the Nebula
award.

Pohl, FrederikMining
the Oort
(New York: Ballentine Books, 1992)
Mars is heavily in debt to Earth for financing its terraforming project.
Follows the career of young Dekker de Woe as he grows up and wishes to
take part in this project. A competent piece of science fiction by a
thoroughly professional author.

Priest, ChristopherThe
Space Machine : A Scientific Romance
(London: Faber, 1976)
A late-Victorian commercial traveler tampers with an eccentric
scientist's invention and sends himself and a young lady to Mars. A
prequel to War of the Worlds and a successful pastiche in the
nineteenth century manner. Mars as described in this book merges recent
discoveries with the planet depicted by Wells.

Robinson, Kim StanleyBlue
Mars
(New York: Bantam Books, 1996)
Third in Robinson’s Mars trilogy. This picks up where Green Mars
leaves off, and concludes the story of Mars after it achieves independence
from Earth. A massive book, which plays with ideas about everything from
politics to areology. One to make the reader think. Winner of the Hugo
Award.

Robinson, Kim StanleyGreen
Mars
(New York: TOR, 1988. First published in the September 1985 issue of Isaac
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Published as a TOR double in 1988
with Arthur C. Clarke's "A meeting with Medusa".)
A novella about a climbing expedition up Olympus on a partially
terraformed Mars. Not to be confused with Robinson's later novel, Green
Mars, but covers many of the same themes as the latter. Robinson claims he
wrote this to secure the rights to the title "Green Mars".
Winner of the Hugo Award.

Robinson, Kim StanleyGreen Mars
(London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993)
Sequel to Red Mars. Begins where the previous novel leaves off and
continues the saga into another generation. Very like Red Mars with
many of the same characters and incidents. Winner of the Hugo
Award.

Robinson, Kim StanleyIcehenge
(London: Futura, 1984)
A woman gets involved in a revolution on Mars. Years later an enormous
monument is discovered on Pluto, and historians try to piece together the
tale. Told in three successive narratives, each of which calls in question
what has gone before.

Robinson, Kim StanleyRed Mars
(London: HarperCollins, 1992)
The history of Mars as seen through the eyes of its "first
hundred". A monumental novel which covers everything from the first
landing, through disputes about the ultimate fate of Mars and a rebellion
against the corporations which control the planet. Some readers loved this
book: others found its detached, informative style read somewhat like a
textbook. Winner of the Nebula Award.

Serviss, Garrett P.Edison's Conquest of Mars
(Los Angeles: Carcosa House, 1947. First published in the New York
Evening Journal, Jan 12 to Feb. 10 1898)
A "sequel" (of sorts) to War of the Worlds. Thomas Edison
invents a spaceship and various lethal weapons, and the nations of Earth
send a fleet to retaliate against Mars. For its time scientifically
accurate (Garrett P. Serviss was a science journalist), but lacks the
style of H. G. Well's original.

Shatner, WilliamThe
Law of War
(New
York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1998)
Sequel to Man O' War. “ Now, with the corrupt rule of big business broken, and Hawkes
himself as prime minister of Mars, the planet named for the god of war seems on
its way to a peaceful future.”-- From the blurb.

Shatner, William.Man
O' War
(New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996)
Captain Kirk joins the diplomatic corps and goes to Mars. - Well, not
quite. All action Ambassador Benton Hawkes is sent to Mars to resolve a
crisis among the planet's oppressed workers. A facile, shallow work with
glaring plot improbabilities (Mars as agricultural colony? space pirates?)
and cardboard characters, it will appeal mostly to those who like a lot of
action adventure and who don't like books which make them think.

Shiner, LewisFrontera
(New York: Baen Books, 1984)
Some valuable discoveries on Mars cause the Russians and a private
corporation to set up rival operations to "rescue" the colonists
abandoned there. Well written but rather grim in tone.

Sohl, JerryThe Mars Monopoly(New York: Ace, 1956)
"Hero is persecuted and cheated by the Mars Mining Combine, but is
befriended by Martians"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Stabenow, DanaRed Planet Run
(New York: Ace, 1995)
A woman and her two teenage children explore Mars in a balloon. In spite
of this terse summary, this book is not as childish as it sounds, and is
quite entertaining. Third book in the author's "Star Svensdotter"
series, and best read as part of the whole.

Steele, AllenLabyrinth
of Night
(London: Century, 1992)
A scientific team investigating the "face on Mars" must deal
with dangerous alien technology and a military megalomaniac. The best
novel dealing with alien artefacts on Mars written in the last decade.

Sullivan, TimMartian Viking
(New York: Avalon, 1991)
An unemployed man is sent to a Martian penal colony, where he is subjected
to experiments with hallucinogenic drugs. The style of this novel is
reminiscent of Philip K. Dick.

Sykes, S. C.Red
Genesis
(New York: Bantam, 1991. A Byron Preiss Visual Publication. The Next
Wave; Book 1. Includes bibliography and essays by Isaac Asimov and
Eugene Mallove.)
An industrialist is exiled to Mars after being convicted of causing a
major ecological disaster. This book is full of colorful characters and
packed with incident set against a lovingly detailed background. A
excellent read from a little known author.

Timlin, William M.The Ship that Sailed to Mars(London: Harrap, 1923)
A fairy tale set on Mars. Only 2,000 copies of the original edition were
printed; and the volumes include hand lettering and separately mounted
illustrations.

Tolstoy, AlexeiAelita(Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1957. First published
in 1922-23.)
Two Russians fall foul of the King of Mars, who is afraid they will start
a revolution.

Tubb, E. C.Alien Dust
(London: Boardman, 1955)
A series of grim stories depicting the creation of a colony on Mars. A
gloomy and episodic book, which is by today's standards appallingly
sexist.
Includes: "Without Eagles" first published in New Worlds
in January 1952.
-- "Home is the Hero" first published in New Worlds in
May 1952.
-- "Men Only" first published in New Worlds in July 1952.
-- "Alien Dust" first published in New Worlds in January
1953.
-- "Pistol Point" first published in New Worlds in June
1953
-- "Operation Mars" first published in Nebula in December
1954.

Two Women of the WestUnveiling
a Parallel : A Romance / [Alice Ilgenfritz Jones
and Ella Marchant]
(Boston: Arena Publishing Co., 1893)
A rather stuffy gentleman travels to Mars and is shocked by the
emancipated women there.

Watson, IanThe Martian Inca
(New York: Scribners' Sons, 1977)
A contaminated soil sample from Mars infects a village in the Andes with a
consciousness altering virus. Meanwhile an American expedition to Mars
suffers from the same disease.

Wellman, Manly WadeThe Devil’s Planet(WCF, 1951. First published in Startling Stories in January
1942.)
"Adventure and intrigue on Mars"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Whiteford, WynneLake
of the Sun
(New York: Ace Books, 1989)
A colony from Earth discovers Martians living underneath the planet.
Despite initial misunderstandings all ends happily. An
uncharacteristically lightweight book by Wynne Whiteford.

Whiteford, WynneThe Specialist
(New York: Ace, 1990)
A journalist visits Mars to investigate a mysterious probe which is rumored to have been sighted there. A future mystery-thriller, set
against a successfully worked out background.

Williams, Michael LindsayMartian Spring
(New York: Avon, 1986)
An explosion in the upper atmosphere alters Mars' axial tilt and brings
about a "Martian spring". The book includes a race of saint-like,
telepathic Martians which awake from hibernation, an embittered,
genetically engineered protagonist and a villain named "Von Bok".
Possibly the worst book ever written about Mars.

Williams, Robert MooreKing of the Fourth Planet
(New York: Ace, 1962)
"An invention to explore the human mind leads to discovery of a
menace threatening to annihilate the ancient culture of
Mars"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)

Williams, SpeedyJourney Through Space(New York: Exposition, 1958)
"An account of a trip to Phobos and back" "--(quoted from
Tuck, 1978.)

Williamson, JackBeachhead
(New York: Tor Books, 1992)
A mission to Mars is jeopardized by personality conflicts amongst the crew
and financial chicanery back home. Similar to Bova's Mars published in the
same year, but rather more melodramatic.

Winterbotham, RussRed Planet
(New York: Monarch, 1962)
An expedition to Mars is endangered by its megalomaniac captain. Not as
grim as other Mars books of its era, even though it has dated in some
respects.

Wyndham, JohnPlanet Plane [/ as by John
Benyon]
(London: Newnes, 1935 Subsequently published and better known as Stowaway
to Mars. Abridged and serialised as "The Space Machine".)
A young female stowaway jeopardizes a flight to Mars. A sadly dated novel,
with its aviator heroes building their own rocket ship and confronting
cardboard communists and humanoid aliens on Mars.

Zarem, LewisGreen Man from Space(New York: Dutton, 1955)
"A Martian comes to Earth in search of algae, etc., and is forced to
return to Mars with an Earth expedition"--(quoted from Tuck, 1978.)